New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-10
CHICAGOS FRESH-AIR FUND.
POLITICS AND CORRUPTlON-LINC PARK
LAWN TENNIS
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CHICAGO, July 9.-Chicago has been sweltering under
blazing sun all the week The mercury has ranged up
in the nneties and the nights, which one can
generally rely being cool, here have been inOerable
There has been great deal of actual suffering in the
large tenement houses and of greatly increased
death rate among children This has served to call
attention necessity OF starting FreshAir Fund
that the little children may be taken out the
lake in the country during the heated terms. At
ept the only place where poor children be taken is
the Lakeside sanitarium," which was started a few
years ago by Mrs. Benjamin shoenman. This consists
OF tents and frame buildings the lake shore. 1t
destroyed wind last and there has been
the greatest difficulty in obtaining sufficient funds
continue the OF the sanarium this summer. One
OF the papers hce-The Ne,cs-has followed The TRB-
UNEs example ami naugurated Fresh-Air Fund
Commenting the work done in NewYork by THE
TRIBUNE this paper says Probably there is no form
OF summer charity from which greater results may be
expected than this"
The audacous attempt pack the jury in the famous
omnibus Doodle has luckily been frustrated by
the watchfuness OF the States Attorney and 1t has
served to bring again into prominence the desperate
methods which the indicted officials and their lawyers
are driven There scarcely be any doubt but that
OF the baifs used to get the jury intimate
friends of of the defendants OF the latter
are County Commissioners yet. Four Of them
exCommssioncrs and the twelfth is exwarden OF the
Insane Asylum. All Of them for six years have
been powerful In securing positions for their friends
about the county buildings They have in every depart
mcnt of the city and county government indebted
70 them for past favors. In times past Judges them
selves had TO acknowledge the influence of the
"booders in securing party nominations and elections
Until last November the boodlers and their associates
were dominant powers in every section OF municipal
government One of the chief difficulties in prosecuting
them has been the widely dused character of their
fuence with subordinate county officials.
delegate convention was held Thursday for the
purpose Of adopting plan the reorganization of the
Democratic party OF Cook County, which is sadly in need
Of such &C, Mr. Ne~berry presided constitution
was reported and adopted vesting the of
the party In county central committee to be chosen nj
the annual convention by wards, towns and commits
soners' districts new committee selected, COM
prised the most part of respectable material tho
attaches Of the old machine treated with little
alteration The makeup Of the Congressional COM
mtfees insures q Cleveland delegation from Cook
County next year.
The neglected condition of Lincoln Park which was
the most attractive Of the many parks here is call
ing letters OF protest in the public press II is
this park that the Chicago General Grant
10 TO be erected at future time The trouble In
gard to the park DO due TO the fact that the
Commissioners appointed were selected principally ON
account Of their political services In addition neg
great many obnoxious restrictions DR. Goldsborough
the surgeon In charge OF the Marine Hospital, has
ceved an order from tho Commissioners depriving him
OF tue privilege OF driving the hospital ambulance
through the park. The hospital e situated the lake
phQrc north Of the city Its and the direct
Is nsn the dtspensaEf In the Government Building